Description
We are seeking a Senior Counsel, Employment to provide sophisticated, practical legal advice to the Databricks People Team and business leaders. The successful candidate will be a pragmatic and resourceful advisor with strong project-management discipline and the ability to move quickly while maintaining a high standard of legal and operational precision.
Responsibilities:
- Advise on cash compensation programs, bonus and incentive plans, clawback policies, equal-pay requirements, pay equity reviews, compensation governance, and related internal and external disclosures.
- Provide legal advice on employee benefits, including retirement plans, welfare and wrap plans, severance plans, leave-related benefits, and country-specific benefits and protections.
- Draft, review, and update employment-related plans, policies, agreements, templates, and employee communications with exceptional precision and attention to detail.
- Advise recruiting and talent acquisition teams on candidate-facing issues, offer letters, employment agreements, compensation terms, background checks, hiring practices, and negotiations.
- Advise on global mobility and immigration matters, including employee transfers, international assignments, work authorization, permanent residence processes, employer-of-record and professional-employer-organization arrangements, cross-border moves, and related onboarding or exit issues.
- Support the employment-related aspects of mergers, acquisitions, and strategic investments.
- Advise on employee privacy and data-use issues.
- Review and advise on HR AI tools and workflows.
- Lead global employment-related projects.
- Monitor legal developments affecting compensation, benefits, pay equity, recruiting, mobility, privacy, AI, and other relevant employment areas.
- Identify and implement process improvements.
- Serve as a hands-on problem solver for sensitive, high-priority, and cross-functional issues.
- Respond to U.S. demand letters, administrative charges, and other disputes.
Qualifications & Experience Required:
- JD from a top-tier law school.
- 10+ years of relevant employment-law experience.
- Experience with compensation, benefits, pay equity, executive compensation, recruiting, global mobility, and immigration.
- Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, and strategic investments.
- Experience leading multi-jurisdictional or global projects.
- Exceptional drafting skills.
- Strong project-management skills.
- Ability to quickly and independently assess unfamiliar or time-sensitive situations.
- Ability to build strong relationships quickly and work effectively with executive stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in a fast-moving, high-growth technology company.
- Genuine enthusiasm for AI and emerging technology.
Pay Range Transparency: The pay range for this role is $197,800-$272,050 USD.
Benefits: At Databricks, we strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all of our employees.